Eternal Triangle 86

Eternal Triangle 86 (German: "Eternal Triangle 86") was a FTX NATO - combat training of the 1st British Armored Division mainly with German participation in the fall of 1986 in southern Lower Saxony , Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia .

Division of troops

The following associations and units were involved in Eternal Triangle 86:

• 1st UK Armored Division, Verden ( Aller )
• a German tank brigade
• a Danish tank battalion ( Centurion )
• a Dutch tank company

scope

Eternal Triangle 86 took place with the participation of British , German , Danish and Dutch armed forces from October 20 to November 7, 1986 in the Braunschweig , Wolfenbüttel , Goslar , Northeim , Hanover , Rinteln , Uslar , Paderborn , Höxter , Einbeck , Göttingen , Hann. Münden , Kassel-Calden , Korbach , Meschede , Arnsberg , Unna and Kamen . Around 21,000 soldiers, 3,500 wheeled vehicles and 1,600 tracked vehicles (350 battle tanks and 70 self-propelled guns) and 90 helicopters were involved in the exercise.

procedure

The core exercise period was from October 20 to 31, 1986 and the march back took place on November 7, 1986. The maneuver center of Eternal Triangle 86 was in Willebadessen . A bridge was built over the Diemel near Haueda and an air landing. The number of main battle tanks was significantly reduced due to the high maneuver damage of Crossed Swords 86 , which was carried out by the Belgian armed forces and began on September 8, 1986. In addition to other maneuver damage, a British Centurion tank that hit four parked cars caused damage of DM 30,000 .

The maneuver area was limited as follows:

• North: Lüdinghausen , Ascheberg , Ahlen , Beckum , Wiedenbrück , Hövelhof , Paderborn , Bad Meinberg , Stadtoldendorf and Einbeck
• South: Friedland , Hann. Münden, Bad Karlshafen , Grebenstein , Kassel-Calden, Korbach , Meschede , Arnsberg , Wickede and Menden
• West: Menden, Unna , Kamen , Lünen , Datteln , Olfen and Lüdinghausen
• East: Einbeck, Northeim , Göttingen and Friedland

Eternal Triangle 86 took place in rainy weather, resulting in heavily muddy paths.

Used device

Major military equipment includes Chieftain battle tanks , Centurion (DK) battle tanks, M41 light tanks, M113 A1DK transport tanks, Ferret wheeled armored vehicles, Centurion AVRE (Armored Vehicle Royal Engineers) pioneer tanks , Scammell Commander trucks , FV 432 armored personnel carriers and A10 Warthog ground attack aircraft used.

See also

• Military maneuvers

Web links

• Eternal Triangle 86 on M136
• Eternal Triangle on Military Database
• Danish M41DK Walker Bulldog crosses a pontoon bridge
• The Royal Green Jackets and Antecedent Regiments. Exercise Eternal Triangle

media

• The great exercises of the Bundeswehr 2nd DVD. Breucom-Medien, 2011, ISBN 978-3-940433-33-6 .

Notes and individual references

1. ↑ Field Training Exercise, free-running exercise for the full force
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Eternal Triangle 86 on M136
3. ↑ Self-propelled howitzers
4. ↑ Eternal Triangle 86 on the Military Database